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Guitar chord · Dominant 7b5b9

Eb7b5b9 chord (Eb Dominant 7b5b9)

Dominant 7th with a lowered 5th and a flat 9th: an altered dominant with no natural 5th.

Notes EbGADbFb
Formula 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 ♭9
Shapes 1 on this page

Eb7b5b9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Eb.

5th String Root x 6 5 6 5 5

Interactive chord diagram

Eb7b5b9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Eb7b5b9

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Eb7b5b9 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Eb7b5b9 chord?
Eb7b5b9 is Eb, G, A, Db, Fb: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7, ♭9 of Eb.
How do you play Eb7b5b9 on guitar?
5th String Root: x 6 5 6 5 5 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Eb7b5b9?
Scales on Eb that contain every note of Eb7b5b9: Eb Altered, Eb Half-Whole Diminished, Eb Oriental, Eb Enigmatic, Eb Tritone.

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